Favorite NBA Nicknames....

NBA players often get nicknames.  Some reflects awe of the person's overall game (like Magic, Sir Charles, Reignman, Human Highlight Film, Vinsanity), some only certain aspects of the person's game (Dr Dunkenstein, Chocolate Thunder), some is of the imagery the person's game evoke (Air, Glide, Flash) some the person's looks (Baby Faced Assassin, Spider, the Chief), some the clutch performance (Mr Clutch, Big Game James, Black Mamba), while others based on certain history of the person (Admiral, Big Country, Dunking Dutchman).

Thump N Bump = Rick Mahorn & Charles Barkley of Sixers Fame

There are nicknames given to duos that I particularly like such as Bump & Thump for Barkley & Mahorn of the early 90s Philly Sixers, the Twin Towers for Olajowun & Sampson of the mid 80s Rockets & McFilthy & McNasty for Jeff Ruland & Rick Mahorn of the early 80s Washington Bullets.


"Cap" Kareem vs "Chief" Parish


So, just for fun I typed down the nicknames in the NBA which I liked & I can remember.  Feel free to remind me the cool nicknames that I have missed or critic the lame ones that I have put up.  Like I said, anything for some fun.......

  1.  Glove..........................Gary Payton
  2.  Dream.........................Hakeem Olajuwon
  3.  Reign Man...................Shawn Kemp
  4.  Magic..........................Earvin Johnson
  5.  King............................Lebron James
  6.  Air..............................Michael Jordan
  7.  Sir..............................Charles Barkley
  8.  Mailman......................Karl Malone
  9.  Baby Faced Assassin..Isiah Thomas   
10.  Worm........................Dennis Rodman
11.  Spider........................John Salley
12.  Cap...........................Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
13.  DrJ............................Julius Erving



'Nique Classic Poster
"Human Highlight Film"


          14.  Dr Dunkenstein..........Darrel Griffith
          15.  Glide.........................Clyde Drexler
          16.  Mookie.....................Daron Blaylock
          17.  Doc..........................Glenn Rivers
          18.  Pistol.........................Pete Maravich
          19.  Iceman......................George Gervin
          20.  Admiral.....................David Robinson
          21.  X-man.......................Xavier McDaniel
          22.  Human Highlight Film..Dominique Wilkins
          23.  Pearl...........................Earl Monroe
          24.  Thunder........................Dan Majerle
          25.  McFilthy & McNasty....Jeff Ruland & Rick Mahorn
          26.  Bump & Thump............Charles Barley & Rick Mahorn
          27.  Rifleman........................Chuck Person


Karl "Mailman" Malone

         28.  Twin Towers..........Hakeem Olajuwon & Ralph Sampson
         29.  Tiny..............................Nate Archibald
         30.  Cornbread....................Cedric Maxwell
         31.  Dunking Dutchman........Rik Smits 
         32.  Chief.............................Robert Parish
         33.  Big Game......................James Worthy
         34.  Mr Clutch.....................Jerry West 
         35.  Flash............................Dwayne Wade
         36.  Big Country..................Bryant Reeves
         37.  Mr Mean......................Larry Smith
         38.  Big Dog........................Antoine Carr / Glenn Robinson
         39.  World...........................Lloyd B. Free
         40.  Big O............................Oscar Robertson


Xavier "X-Man" McDaniels

     
   41.  Hot Rod........................John Williams
   42.  AK47...........................Andrei Kirilenko
   43.  The Answer..................Allen Iverson
   44.  Big Ben.........................Ben Wallace
   45.  Chocolate Thunder........Darryl Dawkins
   46.  Spud.............................Anthony Webb
   47.  Franchise.......................Steve Francis
   48.  Rifleman........................Chuck Person
   49.  Black Mamba...............Kobe Bryant
   50.  Mad Max.....................Vernon Maxwell